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Hear Trip Jennings on the Weekly Word
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Listen to Trip Jennings talk about his Open Letter to Gov. Susana Martinez on the Weekly Word.
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Hear Trip Jennings on KUNM
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NMID’s Executive Director Trip Jennings sat down with KUNM’s Elaine Baumgartel on Friday to talk about his open letter to Gov. Susana Martinez. Click on the headline to listen.
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TeamBuilders stopped taking new clients in July, memo says
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TeamBuilders Counseling Services stopped taking new clients from some state agencies and other organizations three weeks ago, according to a memo from the company’s CEO that calls into question what a state official told New Mexico In Depth.
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New referrals to TeamBuilders may have been disrupted
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TeamBuilders Counseling Services, a health organization that focuses largely on services to youths, may have stopped taking at least some new clients in need of counseling and other services in recent weeks as it prepares to shut down.
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Legislative committee delays payment to Ariz. providers
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The administration of Gov. Susana Martinez continues apace against 15 organizations whose Medicaid funding it froze after an audit found problems including overbilling and possible fraud. But what is that ahead – a speed bump?
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Journal article offers insight, but questions remain
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Until the Journal article, the Martinez administration and AG had repeatedly refused to publicly disclose portions of the audit of behavioral health providers, saying it is exempted from public disclosure because of the criminal investigation. That resistance seems to have stopped Sunday.
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Health organization lays off staffers, readies transition
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A health organization that has reduced services to hundreds of youths in northern New Mexico communities dismissed dozens of workers this week and is preparing hand over many clients to an Arizona provider.
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Pharmacy shutdown disrupts services for patients
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The Arizona company that took over a long-time Las Cruces health services provider this weekend shut down its in-house pharmacy Tuesday afternoon after discovering it didn’t have a license to operate it.
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AG won’t release full health audit
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The office of Attorney General Gary King is refusing to release an audit that flagged 15 New Mexico health organizations for problems including overbilling and possible fraud. That puts the AGO in conflict with a sunshine group that says state law requires the release of the audit.
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Health professionals worry clients will suffer
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An audit identifies potential fraud among some health providers in New Mexico. The state freezes Medicaid payments while the attorney general investigates, throwing organizations that serve 30,000 New Mexicans into crisis. Arizona providers prepare to fill the gap. Looking to get caught up on this developing story? Read this article.